Depressão senil na Atenção Básica: atenção e abordagem ao paciente sintomatológico da depressão

Abstract

This paper addresses the relationship between senility and elderly chronic diseases and depression accompanied by factors that interfere positively and negatively in the patients care process. With population ageing, fact that occurs in almost every part of world, it was necessary a critical look to the epidemiological transformation that our country is going through, which is the increase of the life expectancy. Therefore, this study aimed to develop an efficient and human intervention plan for the care of the elderly population of a Basic Health Unit in Contagem City. Thereby this study was conducted by a literature review on SciELO and NESCONs materials, using the descriptors: depression, elderly and Primary Health Care. It was noticed the relevance of turning the attention to depression which is a major problem to the life quality of patients with elderly chronic diseases. The study also confirms the importance of the role of the nurses and entire multidisciplinary team in Primary Care Health in the identification and appropriate treatment of this very common disease .It is expected that the intervention plan achieves its goals and that the elderly receives a quality care